Awning head-rod holder and bracket



Oct. 19 1926. 7 1,604,072

J. E. PHILLIPS AWNING HEAD ROD HOLDER AND BRACKET Filed April 16. 1926 WITNESSES INVENTOR 5 was .5. H/LL/PJ Patented Oct. 19, 1926.

UhliTEE STATES PATENT OFFHIE.

JAMES EDT/VIN PHILLIPS, OF NEW- YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANKLIN WALSH, A FIRM CONSISTING OF CASSEL FRANKLIN AND JAMES J. W'ALSH, BOTH GE NEVI YORK, N.v Y.

AWNING HEAD-ROD HOLDER AND BRACKET.

Application filed April 16. 1926.

This invention relates to brackets for awnings and particularly to an improved head rod bracket and has for an object to provide a construction which will permit the awnings to be quickly and easily mounted or demounted.

Another object in View is to provide a head rod bracket for awnings which may be readily adjusted along the head rod to accommodate different widths of windows without injuring any of the parts and with out the use of tools.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a bracket for head rods of awnings wherein there is provided an interlocking structure including a fixed eyelet and an interlocking supporting rod co-acting therewith and removably connected thereto, the

rod being formed with means for gripping the head rod.

in the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of an awning with a bracket embodying the invention shown applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bracket shown in Figure 1, the same shown in position ready to be moved to an operative position.

Figure 3 is, a perspective view of a. slightly modified structure to that shown in Figure 2.

deferring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates an awning which is provided with a head rod 2, awning 1 being wrapped around the head rod 2 and secured thereto in any suitable manner, as for instance, by screws. In mounting awnings of this kind on windows, as for instance, apartment windows, the workman must operate from a position exteriorly of the window and must perform this operation each year.

The mounting or unmounting' of the awnings multilates the window casing more or less and also endangers the lives of those performing the work. In the present instance, these features are eliminated in that after the awning has been once correctly mounted it may then be demounted and again remounted without danger.

As indicated in Figure 1, the eyelet 3 is formed with a flat section 4 having an aperture 5 with an enlarged abutment 6 and a screw 7. Two or more of the eyelets 3 are arranged at a suitable place on the window frame, preferably one on each side. After Serial No. 102,505.

these have been once fastened in position, the head rod gripping member 8 may be slid over the end of the head rod to the position shown in Figure 1 and then. the parts moved rupwardly so that the body 9 of the gripping structure will extend through aperture 5. The locking member 10 may then be turned over and the parts allowed to move downwardly until the surface 11 of locking member 10 will rest on body 9. When this operation has been done at each end of the rod 2, the awning is properly mounted and will remain in place until manually removed.

hen it is desired to manually remove the awning, member 10 is grasped and turned to a vertical position as shown in Figure 2 whereupon the same may readily pass downwardly through aperture 3 and the awning is in condition to be moved away from the window. It'will be noted that body 9 is provided with a bifurcation 12 in which the restricted part of member 10 is normally positioned and to which it is pivotally con nected by pin 13. The lower part of body 9 is provided with a hook 1a for receiving the sheave 15 which may be of any usual or desired structure. The sheave 15 carries the ropes forming part of the awning structure, which awning structure forms no part of the present invention except in so far as the head rod and associated parts co-act with the bracket. The clamp 8 is merely an encircling support as it does not pinch the parts but merely encircles the same and is permitted to be moved along the rod 2 by reasonof the slot 16.

Under some circumstances, it may not be desired to use the hook 1 1 and when this is the case, the bottom part of body 9 is formed with a bifurcation 17 and suitable apertures 18 for receiving a pin whereby the eyelet of the sheave 15 may be readily mounted.

hat I claim is:

1. A bracket for awning head rods comprising means for engaging the supporting head rods, a body extending from said means, a pivotally mounted locking member carried by said body, and means presenting an eyelet, said last mentioned means being adapted to be secured to a window frame, said body extending through said eyelet when in operation and said locking member engaging the eyelet for holding the body against accidental removal.

2. A bracket for awning head rods oomprising a body a plvotally mounted locklng member at one end of the body, an eyelet (to-acting with said body and normally held in engagement therewith by said locking member, and means extending from said body for encircling and supporting the head rods of an awning.

3. A bracket for awning head rods comprising a head rod support formed as 21 tubular member slotted at one point, a cylindrical body formed integral With said support and extending substantially parallel with a line drawn through saidslot and the axis of the support, a locking member pivotally supported at one end of said body, and an apertured member for mounting the body and support in operative position.

JAMES EDWIN I PHILLIPS. 

